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Flawed deportation 'checklist' targets Venezuelans using tattoos as one gang identifier. But experts say Tren de Aragua doesn't use tattoos for member identification.
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With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.
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NPR animator and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Victoria Woodhull, who wrote a letter to the New York Herald in 1870 announcing she was running for president — 50 years before women would be allowed to vote.
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The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system.
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Last December, WMRA reported on the end of Virginia's subminimum wage program. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi now brings you an interview with one family who's been affected by this change.
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Religious exemptions to kindergarten vaccinations climb at elementary schools in Staunton and Augusta County… A bipartisan effort to inform parents of safe gun storage laws and the dangers of freely accessible medication may be doomed because of an amendment from the governor… Meanwhile, environmental groups prepare for this week's reconvene session of the General Assembly….
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Students from Highland County spent a recent school day at Elkhorn Lake learning about watershed health via canoe adventure. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited the polls in Waynesboro, Charlottesville, and Albemarle County on Tuesday to hear what issues were motivating voters to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.
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It was a busy morning at Central High School in Shenandoah County on election day as voters made their way to the polls. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.
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The possession of eagle feathers is restricted by federal law. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi follows the flight of these birds' remains from a wildlife hospital to a national repository and back to Virginia, into Indigenous hands.
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Less than a week before Election Day, Waynesboro voters are waiting on a judge to rule in a legal battle over the certification of the city's election results. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The Division of Perceptual Studies is an academic group from the University of Virginia that is devoted to the evidence for extraordinary human experiences. Founded in 1967, the group investigates the mind’s relationship to the body and the possibility of consciousness surviving physical death.
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Throughout WMRA's 50th anniversary year (2024-2025) we are showcasing a few notable productions from our past and As Darkness Falls is a special Halloween special, produced in 2003, featuring short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Alexander Woollcott and a poem by H. P. Lovecraft, interlaced with dramatic classical music. All stories included in As Darkness Falls were voiced by local actors and residents of the WMRA listening area.
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While one cannabis company plans its buildout in our broadcast region, others want to challenge their licensure. Where does all of this leave medical marijuana patients? WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Communities in the Shenandoah Valley have come together to donate supplies to those affected by Hurricane Helene. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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In the midst of yet another contentious presidential election, faculty and students from Shenandoah University have created a virtual reality experience that transports participants into the debates that spawned the Constitution and created the electoral college. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Virginia author Abigail Cutter’s new book deals with a Confederate soldier whose own personal war follows him into the afterlife.
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In the latest blow to Virginia's emergency medical services providers, the state has announced they will no longer provide an essential software system to local agencies. The news comes alongside more details about the state's investigation into mismanagement and corruption at the Office of EMS. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the second of a two-part series.
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